Before the 2024 Historic Log Building Summit in Nacogdoches, a Pre-Summit Field Seminar will be offered on Thursday, October 10th. This event will give participants an opportunity to visit several log structures in the Nacogdoches area.

Participants will begin the day with a visit to Mission Tejas State Park in Weches, where preservation professionals and historians will lead tours and discussions of the historic Rice Log House (1828) with a focus on its architecture and construction. A boxed lunch will be provided, during which members of the Cherokee County Historical Commission will share the history of the privately-owned Forest Hill Plantation.

In the afternoon, participants will have an exclusive opportunity to explore the unrestored 1847 log house at Forest Hill near Alto which was included on the 2024 Most Endangered Places List. Participants will engage in discussions about the building’s architecture, condition, and restoration needs.

Registration is $50 per person in addition to the Summit registration fee and is limited to 25 participants. Participants will travel in their own vehicles. Mission Tejas is 40 miles from the Fredonia Hotel, and Forest Hill Plantation is 30 miles from the Fredonia Hotel.